Kota Srinivasa Rao & Rao Ramesh Movies Together List — 16 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kota Srinivasa Rao and Rao Ramesh appeared together in 16 Telugu films between 2010 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Khaleja (2010 — 7.8/10). Films span Sye Aata (2010) through Ooranthaa Anukuntunnaaru (2019).
The Kota Srinivasa Rao & Rao Ramesh partnership
2012 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. From Sye Aata (2010) to Ooranthaa Anukuntunnaaru (2019). For 9 years, a Kota–Rao film arrived almost every year.
Khaleja is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Sye Aata (2010).
The shape of the work
Kota Srinivasa Rao acted in every film; Rao Ramesh acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Sye Aata (2010), almost didn't happen. Director Ravi Babu initially wanted a different actor for the villain role, but Kota Srinivasa Rao personally recommended Rao Ramesh to the team, saying he had the right 'menace' for the part.
- In S/O Satyamurthy (2015), Kota played the strict father and Rao Ramesh played the loyal family manager. The scene where Kota slaps Rao Ramesh was shot in one take — because Kota actually slapped him hard, and Rao Ramesh insisted on keeping the real reaction. Director Trivikram kept it in the final cut.
- Their pairing in Julai (2012) — Kota as the corrupt politician and Rao Ramesh as his henchman — became a template for Telugu comedy-villain duos. At least three later films (including Temper and Khaidi No. 150) directly copied the 'boss and sidekick' dynamic they established.
- On the sets of Maharshi (2019), Kota would call Rao Ramesh 'my son' between takes. Rao Ramesh later revealed in an interview that Kota personally taught him how to modulate his voice for comedy scenes — a trick Kota had learned from his own mentor, K. Viswanath.
- Rao Ramesh once said: 'Kota garu is the only co-actor who can make me laugh even when I'm supposed to be angry in a scene. In Jump Jilani (2014), I broke character three times because of his timing.'
16 films across 1 decade
- Khaleja
- Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
16 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Kota Srinivasa Rao had 124 films behind them; Rao Ramesh had 4. After Ooranthaa Anukuntunnaaru, Rao Ramesh kept going for 46 more films; Kota Srinivasa Rao stepped back.
Before Sye Aata, Kota Srinivasa Rao had starred in 124 films, including Classmates (2007) and Athadu (2005).
After Ooranthaa Anukuntunnaaru, Kota Srinivasa Rao went on to appear in 8 more films, including Konda Polam (2021) and Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 – Sword vs Spirit (2025).
Before Sye Aata, Rao Ramesh had starred in 4 films, including Kotha Bangaru Lokam (2008) and Gamyam (2008).
After Ooranthaa Anukuntunnaaru, Rao Ramesh went on to appear in 46 more films, including Jai Bhim (2021) and Kiss (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kota Srinivasa Rao & Rao Ramesh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Brahmanandam appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead. Devi Sri Prasad scored 4 of them. They worked with the same 14 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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